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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
"Ask the Governor" with Gov. Maura Healey, 11am-12pm
Musical comedians Faith Soloway and Melissa Ferrick of One Long Earring
The Culture Show's Jared Bowen
CNN's John King
Recent segments
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Lynch: 'We Will Prove Our Case To The American People' That Trump Broke The Law
Lynch was originally hesitant to support impeachment. Now he wants to be a leader in the process. -
Jane McMullen: A Tragedy Like Last Year's Camp Fire 'Probably Will Happen Again'
Director Jane McMullen spoke about the film and what we can learn from the tragic wildfire. -
With Free Shipping On $1 Items, Amazon Aims To Expand Its Reach, Says Nancy Koehn
The company's new strategy adds Dollar Tree to its list of rivals. -
Shirley Leung: 168 Affordable Housing Units To Be Added In Chinatown, But Thousands More Needed
More developers need to be involved in building affordable housing, says Shirley Leung. -
Cabral: BC Texting Case Shows Laws Must Evolve With Technology
The former Suffolk County Sheriff said that in sending her boyfriend texts urging him to kill himself, Inyoung You is responsible for his death. -
Economist Jon Gruber On How Elizabeth Warren Can Sell Medicare For All To The Public
Warren will have to "teach economics to the American public," he said.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 11/11: Seth Moulton Critiques The Dems & Mike Madrid Talks Latino Populism
Today:Congressman Seth Moulton defends his controversial statements about trans athletes in school sports, and the Democrats’ failure to represent the middle of the road.And, Mike Madrid, author of “Latino Century” explains the massive swing of Latino support for Trump: the fastest growing demographic group – who have historically come to this country for economic reasons – voted along economic lines. -
BPR Full Show 11/11: Latino Trump Voters
It's one week post election, so we start the show by asking listeners -- regardless of who you voted for -- what are you most happy about and most worried about in 2025? S. Mitra Kalita, co-founder of URL-Media and a former CNN executive, discussed what might become of "the media" in Donald Trump's second presidency.Congressman Seth Moulton addressed his recent comments on trans athletes.Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses Donald Trump's healthcare proposals. Mike Madrid, author of Latino Century, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, discussed Trump's appeal to Latino voters across the map.Apparently “doom eating,” “doom spending,” “doom scrolling" and even doom rage is on the rise, regardless of political party. What’s your indulgence and what are you doing to stave off a cycle of gloom around this season? -
BPR Full Show 11/8: Breaking Up Over Politics?
Live Music Friday with a performance from the Boston Civics Orchestra, celebrating their 100th season kick-off this Sunday. Nancy Gertner on abortion rights, the future of the Supreme Court and Trump pardons.Joe Curtatone, President of the Alliance for Climate Transition joined alongside Rahsaan Hall, President of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts. Meredith Goldstein ran through a handful of her latest advice columns on issues like not wanting to kiss your husband, unwelcome ex-texts, dealing with bad texters, and post-election existential dread. -
Best Of BPR 11/07: AITA Trump Bumper Stickers
Today:We asked listeners about what you want to hear from us in the wake of Trump’s election? And you answered: All politics all the time is not what matters to you. So … Am I The A-Hole is back … When a Trump-supporting step-dad offers to let his son’s fiancée use his car – but it’s all MAGA’d out with bumper stickers – and she refuses to drive it … Is she the jerk, or is the grown man playing a prank on a teenage girl the a hole? -
BPR Full Show 11/7: It's Chicken
NBC political director Chuck Todd joins with his reaction to Tuesday’s election.Then, we open up the phone lines to ask how Democrats can move forward after this national shift to the right and ask Trump voters why the Dems just weren't connecting with them.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral talks about the implications of a GOP-controlled Senate (and possibly House) under a second Trump term. She also discusses whether Biden should pardon Trump and the future of Jack Smith’s investigation into 2020 election subversion. Former secretary of education Paul Reville reacts to Ballot Question 2, which scrapped the MCAS graduation requirement. Reville had a key role in the original implementation of MCAS, nearly 20 years ago. We then take your mind off politics by talking about chickens for five minutes. Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses her latest stories on women voter turnout and her interview with Katherine Clark. It's "Am I the A-hole" day. We ask about a dad who "pranked" his kids by covering their car with Trump bumper stickers.